Global Patent Index - EP 2120727 A1

EP 2120727 A1 20091125 - SUTURE ANCHOR AND INSERTER ARRANGEMENT

Title (en)

SUTURE ANCHOR AND INSERTER ARRANGEMENT

Title (de)

NAHTANKER UND EINFÜHRANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

AGENCEMENT D'ANCRAGE DE SUTURE ET D'ÉLÉMENT D'INSERTION

Publication

EP 2120727 A1 20091125 (EN)

Application

EP 07862926 A 20071213

Priority

  • US 2007025611 W 20071213
  • US 64972607 A 20070104

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2008167660A1] A suture anchor and inserter arrangement, including a suture anchor configured for implanting in hard tissue, such as bone, and an inserter device for installing the anchor in hard tissue. The suture anchor includes at least one eyelet formed from suture material at a proximal end thereof, which eyelet cooperates with a working suture associated with the inserter device. The working suture is engaged with the eyelet of the implanted anchor, and can be utilized to anchor soft tissue to hard tissue.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/0401 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008085289A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2008167660 A1 20080710; AU 2007342592 A1 20080717; AU 2007342592 B2 20130912; CA 2674240 A1 20080717; EP 2120727 A1 20091125; WO 2008085289 A1 20080717

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 64972607 A 20070104; AU 2007342592 A 20071213; CA 2674240 A 20071213; EP 07862926 A 20071213; US 2007025611 W 20071213